Michael Caldwell became SAF/PA Deputy Director November 10, replacing Noel ‘Christy’ Nolta who became SAF/LL Deputy Director. He returns to the position, which is now a Senior Executive Service slot, that he held as a colonel five years ago. He also served as SAF/PA acting director prior to his retirement in August 2009. Caldwell brings a wealth of experience to the post. In addition to that gained during his 29 year Air Force career, during the past five years he was a senior Strategic Communications Specialist with Booz Allen Hamilton. He is the SAF/PA liaison to AFPAAA.

With the terms of office of Mike Cox, Tom Dolney, Jay DeFrank, Art Forster, Clem Gaines, and Phil Ratliff expiring July 1, AFPAAA’s annual Board of Directors election will have six of the 13-member board seats to be filled in the election that will be held in April. Dolney, DeFrank, Forster, and Gaines are seeking reelection while Cox and Ratliff will not try to maintain their seats. Full members of AFPAAA can run for any of the six seats by making their proposed candidacy known to Nominating Committee Chairman Phil Ratliff by February 1, via e-mail to: pmratliff@thevillages.net

To be considered for placement on the ballot, potential candidates should send a head and shoulders picture (jpg format if possible) and a short, three or four paragraph biography outlining their qualifications, how they have supported AFPAAA, and why they want to be on the Board of Directors. Candidates should understand that election to the board entails the possibility of being an officer of AFPAAA. The ballot will be in April’s News & Notes, and on AFPAAA’s web site. Election results will be announced at the 22nd Annual Membership Meeting, May 16, in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

Save $$$, Register Now For Event Filled Annual Meeting, May 14-16

Now is the time to make your reservation for our 22nd Annual Membership Meeting and your hotel room at the McLean Hilton, Tysons Corner, our meeting headquarters. While we have a block of rooms available at our discount rate of $109 (single or double) plus tax per night, that rate is only good until April 17. That also applies to a more limited number of rooms for up to three nights before May 14 and three nights after May 16, for those who wish to enjoy the Washington D.C. area outside our gathering dates and activities.

There is also a May 6 deadline to avoid a penalty fee for your meeting registration - hotel and registration details are on the form on page 7 and our web site at: www.AFPAAA.org/annualmeet.html The best deal for the meeting is Full Registration that includes the ice breaker reception, lunch on Friday and Saturday, and the gala reception and banquet Saturday evening, plus bus transportation to events. For members and their guests who can’t attend all events, registration for one or more individual events is available.

Candidates Sought For AFPAAA Board of Directors; Six Seats Open, Nominations Due By February 1

Mike Caldwell Named SAF/PA Deputy Director

Everyone who attends, regardless if they are a full or partial registrant, will be able to enjoy our breakfast buffet on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. So, don’t delay. The program already includes a tour and meeting wi th Air Force leaders a t the Pentagon, a visit to the Air Force Memorial, a visit to the spectacular air and spacecraft displays at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Museum. There are also some surprises being worked to further enhance everyone’s experience. Register now.

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It’s All Bad News, Right. Wrong!More Good Is Happening Every Day In

America Than Can Be Counted, And Don Gilleland’s New Book Proves It

Jacob Barnett, Mabou Loiseau, Grego-rgy R. Smith, Geraldine Ann Jewell, Matt Casias – names right from news-paper headlines or the eve-ning news on TV; or how about Opportunity Village, Toms Shoes & Eyeware, Aspire, The Jared Founda-tion, and American Apparel? It is doubtful that one in a million Americans would recognize a single one of these individuals or compa-nies. Yet each of them is a great story, but unless it is a filler on a slow news day you won’t see anything about them or stories like them that happen every day on network or cable news. Why? Because they are “good news.” AFPAAA Life Member Don Gilleland deplores the paucity of “good news” in the media because it tends to create a pessimistic out-look. In his new book, “America: Where Great Things Happen,” he seeks to counter the constant stream of “. . . negative news about things that happen in our wonderful county.” He uses a broad brush approach to cover the amazing accomplish-ments of senior citizens, little known small community organiza-tions, compassionate organ donors and good samaritans, companies - large and small - that quietly make a

current tests.” Then there is Jared, we all know him as the guy in the SUBWAY ads. Well, now there is the Jared Foundation where he is a leader in helping children learn lifelong healthy diet and exercise habits. “America: Where Great Things Happen” is a virtual catalog of what is right in Amer-ica - people and companies helping to solve problems and those in need, and that alone makes it a worth-while read. But it does something else, it makes you look for the good that is being done everyday all around you, despite what is in the newspa-pers or on the newscasts.- John Terino

difference in the lives of people. Jack Andraka is one of

t h o s e stories. Now eighteen-years-old,

his ground breaking research won the Intel Science Competition with “. . . a test for pancreatic cancer that is 28 times cheaper and faster, and also 100 times more sensitive, than

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AFPAAA recognizes the value of the entire Public Affairs skill set - broadcasters, writers, graphic artists, musicians, photographers, media trainers, and those who can effectively guide senior leaders on a really bad day! Those diversified skills led me to the people and facilities at the Defense Information School, our lodestone, and the place where I received the foundation for a career.

I went to the DINFOS 50th Anniversary Dining Out on October 25; a fine event with many notable moments. A key for me was when Mike Gannon, past AFPAAA President and Chairman of the Board, was called to the grog bowl. “Selection” to go to the bowl is echoed not by clapping but by tapping your spoon on the table - and I think Mike got the most taps all night. This was a true sign of respect and affection for him as the (now) retired provost for the school. Mike effectively brought his academic excellence to DINFOS, helping to set it up for the future. At his November retirement ceremony, he was given the prestigious DoD Exceptional Civilian Service award.

The future of DINFOS is bright, with the $31 million renovation and expansion now 83 percent complete and turn over planned for this summer. This commitment by DoD to keeping Public Affairs current in technology and capability indicates the importance of the career field.

Turning to AFPAAA matters: Have you purchased your AFPAAA Challenge Coin (available via our web site http://www/afpaaa.org); are you putting off registering for our May 14-16 22nd Annual Membership Meeting (the form is on page 7 or our web site), and have your talked to someone about joining AFPAAA? We have an ‘Every Member Get A Member’ campaign and we need to reach out to past and current members of the Public Affairs family to join and become the base for the future of our association.

Being a member of AFPAAA provides a means for those who have retired or separated to connect, not just socially but for assistance. Our membership rolls, through our directory, enable our members to assist each other by lending a hand when asked about job openings, reviewing a resume, doing a mock interview, etc. It works, when I retired, I was helped by the people I met along the way in Public Affairs. So, reach out, AFPAAA has a lot to offer those who join.

– Clem Gaines

From The President’s Pen

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James Brickel, who was SAF/OI Deputy Director from June 1974 until March 1975, died November 21 in Sarasota, Florida, after battling Parkinson’s disease for 26 years. He was 84 years old. He was born in New York City and graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a commission in the Air Force in 1952. He completed pilot training in 1953 and flew the F-86 Sabrejet. He received master’s degrees in instrumentation engineering and aeronaut ica l engineer ing from the University of Michigan. In September 1959 he was assigned to the Air Force Special Weapons Center, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, working with intercontinental ballistic missile warheads and re-entry system designs. He served at NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, working on flight crew procedures, flight plans, and operational system tests for Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. During the Vietnam War he flew the RF-101 Voodoo as commander of the 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron , Udorn Roya l Tha i Ai r Force Base , Thailand. He was research and development director and deputy chief, Policy and Plans Group in the Directorate of Space, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Research and Development, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. In 1969 he was appointed deputy for staff operations to the executive secretary, National Aeronautics and Space Council, Executive Office of the President. After commanding the 21st Composite Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, he was appointed deputy assistant to the secretary of defense (atomic energy). He moved to Maxwell AFB, Alabama serving as commandant of the Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and vice commander, Air University. In June 1981

AirForcePublicAffairsAlumniAssociationNews&Notes: John Terino, editor, is published quarterly for members by the Air Force Public Affairs Alumni Association, P. O. Box 447, Locust Grove, VA 22508-0447. On-line subscriptions are available at www.afpaaa.org. Membership Information: Those who have served in Air Force Public Affairs, an Air Force Band, as an Air Force Broadcaster, or in the multimedia career fields, as either military or civilian, are eligible for Full Membership. Current or former members of those career fields, still on active duty, or in the Guard or Reserve are eligible for Associate Membership. Membership Rates: Lifetime $300 (payable in four quarterly $75 installments); Full Membership, one-year $25 or three years $50. Associate Membership, one-year $10 or three years $20. Membership applications are available at www.afpaaa.org Officers and Board of Directors: Chairman, Phil Ratliff; President, Clem Gaines; Vice President, Larry Clavette; Secretary, Judy Bivens; Treasurer, Jim Hart; Dick Abel, Jay DeFrank, Tom Dolney, Art Forster, John Gura, John Terino, Johnny Whitaker. Committee Chairmen: Annual Meeting, Perry Nouis; Communications, John Terino; Development, Joe Purka; Elections, Kathy McCollom; Finance, Jim Hart; Membership, Neil Buttimer; Oral History & Web Site, John Gura; SAF/PA Liaison, Art Forster.

he was promoted to lieutenant general and began his final assignment as deputy commander in chief, U.S. Readiness Command and vice director, Joint Deployment Agency at MacDill AFB, Florida. General Brickel is survived by his wife of 37 years, Mary; sons Andrew Viohl and Bill and Russ Brickel; daughters Mary Anderson and Lisa Lawless; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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Vic Johnston, who was born in Indiana and had an Air Force career in uniform and as a civilian employee that spanned almost four decades, died August 1. The AFPAAA member was 60 years old. His active duty career began in 1974. He was a Vietnamese linguist at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Vic cross-trained into airborne radio maintenance in 1980 and was assigned to the Strategic Air Command’s (SAC) 2nd Airborne Command & Control Squadron (2ACCS) at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. The 2ACCS was responsible

for flying the 24 hour a day, 365 days a year Looking Glass mission which would take over for SAC’s Command Center if it was rendered inoperable. He was a member of the Looking Glass stan/eval team. From 1986 to 1992, when the unit was deactivated, he had similar duty with the 6ACCS at Langley AFB, Virginia. With the deactivation, he

cross-trained into Public Affairs. Vic retired from active duty as a technical sergeant in 1994. In 1995, as a civilian employee, he became Chief of Community relations at Langley, a position he held for 19 years. He had a number of different interests. Vic was a member of the Mid Atlantic Antique Radio Club, Indiana Historic Radio Society, and the Antique Wireless Association. He also headed the twice-a-year Langley Air Force Base bird count. Vic is survived by his wife, Betsy; daughter, Allison; his sister, Ruth Sampson, and brother, Matthew, and his father, Don K. Johnston. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on November 12. Remembrances in Vic’s name may be made to: St. Matthew’s Anglican Catholic Church, 215 Main Street, Newport News, VA 23601.

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‘Strike Up The Bands Division’SAF/PA Director Brigadier General Kathleen Cook, in a move designed to further coordinate the key messages being delivered by all the elements of Air Force Public Af-fairs, has established a Bands Division within SAF/PA. In a way, it is a rebirth, as many of us will recall the bands branch, defunct for many years, that was in SAF/PA’s Community Relations Division. “ . . . what’s old is new again, only better!” General Cook said. The Bands Division is intended first and foremost to ensure USAF musicians and their capabilities are included in SAF/PA’s deliber-ate planning process, the general explained. “Major Michael Willen, Chief Craig LeDoux, and SMSgts Rick Baisden and Martha Garcia, augmented by Captain Dan

Boothe, will serve alongside the other SAF/PA div is ions as part of my strategic leadership team, focused on providing direct support to our band programs and public affairs professionals around the globe.” General Cook believes that Air Force band members have a responsibility to understand the larger strategic environment, what the Air Force is focused on, its talking points - so they can com-municate the key messages that should be in their concert scripts. Bands are needed, the general stated, to be part of the deliberate, synergized effort of Public Affairs to deliver the Air Force message in today’s complex media environment.

Major Brandon Lingle Winner Of AFA’s Gill Robb Wilson Award

Major Brandon J. Lingle, Chief of Public Affairs at Travis AFB, California, has won the Air Force Association’s Gill Robb Wilson Award for outstanding contributions in arts and letters. Lingle’s articles on his experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, The North American Review, and Time magazine. Gill Robb Wilson was a writer and editor who was a pilot in World War I. He was a founder of the Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association, an AFA president, helped launch the Civil Air Patrol - serving as its first executive officer, and was editor and publisher of “Flying” magazine from 1952-1962.

The city of Glendale Arizona issued a proclamation October 28 recognizing AFPAAA member Ed Sharpe and his team’s “ten years of service to the community by creating and leading the G lenda l e Da i ly P l ane t and KKAT-TV.” The Glendale Daily Planet – Ed is the editor and publisher – is an internet newspaper that covers local news, sports, business, and community events in the community and surrounding a r e a s o n t h e w e s t s i d e o f Phoenix. K K AT- T V i s G l e n d a l e ’s internet streaming television station that features the news of the Daily Planet. The proclamation presented by Glendale Mayor Jerry P. Weiers cited Ed’s Daily Planet and KKAT work for serving “. . . the residents of Glendale and all viewer by covering news stories ranging in scale from international news to local stories of individuals making a difference . . .” which provide a means “, , ,

Ed Sharpe Honored By Glendale, Arizonafor the public to learn about the important events that shape the course of Glendale’s future.” The creation of the two e n t i t i e s b y E d , a n d t h e i r f lourishing for more than a decade is amazing. This is a labor of love for Ed, his wife Bette, and the rest of the people who do the work - they are volunteers. And, although a volunteer o p e r a t i o n , i t i s a n a w a r d w i n n e r. A m o n g t h e h o n o r s g a r n e r e d a r e t h e N a t i o n a l Te lev i s ion Academy Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter 2007 Rocky Mountain Emmy for the production “The Laura Graff Hit and Run Accident-

Search For The Driver.” In addition, the Arizona Association of Black Journalist, has twice recognized Ed’s “. . . commitment to sharing diverse stories reflective of Arizona’s minority communities. . .” by presenting him the Arizona Media Diversity Award.

Ed Sharpe (left) is presented the proclama-tion recognizing his founding and sustain-ing the award winning Daily Planet internet newspaper and KKAT-TV internet streaming television station that serve Glendale, Ari-zona, from the city’s mayor, Jerry P. Weiers.

CookWasCoinedBy... AFPAAA’s Member-ship Chairman Neil Buttimer at the Air Force Association Annual get together in September. SAF/PA Direc-tor Brigadier Genera l and AFPAAA mem-ber Kathleen Cook now has our Challenge Coin. You can get this beau-tiful, artfully fashioned sym-bol of AFPAAA membership for $10.00 each. Shipping and handling is an additional flat $5.00 fee no matter how many coins are ordered at one time and shipped to one address. Order at: www.afpaaa.org/coin.html

WelcomeAboardTo... new members Brent Boller, Stephen Bush, Jennifer Buzanowski, Thomas B. Christie, Bob Everdeen, Benjamin Gamble, Kristal H. Gault, Jerry Gonzalez, Samuel Highley, Richard L. Johnson, Bonnie Kristensen,Melisa Milner, Alan Peissig, Mark Phillips, Darrell L. Reedy, Ed Sharpe, David Sheets, and Ben Wocken.

NewLifers... Congratulations to Ralph L. Francis, Art Futch, Douglas Lefforge, and Ted G. Tilma on signing on for the long haul.

OneOfTheMostRespected... figures in aerospace and defense speaks in Air University’s Winter 2014 Strategic Studies Quarterly at: http://www.au.af.mil/au/ssq/ Read what Norman R. Augustine has to say about The Eroding Foundation of National Security. Then consider, among other offerings: • Cold War and Ayatollah Residues: Syria as a Chessboard for Russia, Iran, and the United States – Matthew D. Crosston • Motivated Reasoning in US-China Deterrence and Reassurance: Past, Present, and Future – Erik D. French

WeMourn . . . the passing of two historic airmen from the Vietnam era; Air Force Cross recipients Colonel Jacksel Broughton and Major General James McInerney. Former Thunderbird leader, veteran of more than 200 missions in Korea and Vietnam, Jack Broughton, and two pilots under his com-

mand, were court-martialed for covering up a questionable strafing of a Soviet freighter in a North Vietnam port. They were all acquit-ted of the most serious charge, conspiracy to violate Air Force rules of engagement which prohibited such an attack. Jack felt the rules cost pilots lives and hindered winning the war. The trial and subsequent publicity marked the end of his career. In extensive and widely publicized writings, Jack challenged the rules of engagement policies after he retired. He was 89 when he died October 24. Jim McInerney was a Lieutenant Colonel commanding the 13th Tactical Fighter Squad-ron on August 11, 1967, when the F-105 “Wild Weasels” were part of a major attack on the heavily defended Paul Doumer Bridge in North Vietnam. Leading a flak suppression flight he suppressed six active surface-to-air missile sites. He, and four other airmen were awarded the Air Force Cross for extraordinary heroism on that mis-sion. He was 84 when he died October 14.

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Whether you have been off of active duty for a few years or a decade or more, if you returned to where you served last, you would soon realize “It ain’t the same Air Force.” And even those still on active duty, part of the guard or reserve, or members of the civilian workforce are aware of the major changes taking place on an almost daily basis. The new ‘USAF Today’ page on our web site will help you keep up with those changes. Just go to: http://www/afpaaa.org and click the USAF button on the left side of the window and you are there. As you can see from the partial image of that page on the right, you can download the most recent SAF/PA Quarterly Newsletter, as well as the current USAF Talking Points, and many other sources of Public Affairs and Air Force-wide information.

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